10

JAPAN

Yen

Camphor

Coal and Coke

Cuttle Fish .....

11

362,067 Rice 1,023,956 Seaweed

The following table shows the total values of the principal classes of goods Exported in 1894:-

Books and Paper

...Yen 5,595,398

607,029

>>

6,587,223

Shellfish

667,818

,,

""

Drugs, Medicines, Dyes, &c...

1,162,453 Silk, Floss Silk and Cocoons.

937,878 Silk Manufactures

42,892,751

>>

12,058,129

Fans

Ginseng

}"

343,060 Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, &c. 499,798 Straw-plaits

315,252 743,399

11

Grain, Beverages and Provns,

""

1,711,363 Tea

7,930,287

Kanten or Colle Vegetale

Lacquered Ware

"

495,625 Textile Fabrics, Clothing, &c. 797,539 Tobacco

*

5,677,359

""

""

Matches

19

3,795,635 Umbrellas

""

348,274 776,064

Mats for floor..

19

Metals (mostly copper)

1,965,493 Sundries & Duty Free Goods. 6,030,372 Coal for Ship's use

""

Mushrooms

""

573,511 Foreign Produce and Manf.

3,605,236 1,904,156 1,074,910

Oil and Wax

1,279,191

91

Porcelain and Earthenware..

1,484,854

"

Yen 113,246,086

Beverages and Provisions

1,773,201

27

903,566

>>

The Imports from various Foreign Countries in 1834 are classified by the Depart- ment of Finance as :-

Arms, and Munitions of War Yen

Books and Stationery

370,742 Machinery, Instruments &c. Yen 2,294,145

Spinning Loco. Engines...

""

Clocks and Watches...

37

643,056 Metals

""

2,858,321 1,580,273-

,, 10,932,716

Clothing and Apparel Coal .....

""

";

"}

"

35

Cotton, Raw

Cotton Yarn

Cotton Piece Goods

Oil-cakes

,, 19,610,760 Silk and Silk Manufactures

7,977,366 Sugar

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Drugs, Medicines, & Chemicals,, Dyes and Paints

Flax, Hemp, and Manufs. of Glass and Glass Ware

Grain (Rice, Beans, &c.)

359,614 Oil and Wax (ex. Kerosine).. 472,757

"

556,661

""

822,195

""

522,914

17

13,324,521

7,069,694 Textile Fabrics, Miscellaneous 3,596,280 Tobacco, Cigars & Cigarettes 1,973,283 Vessels, Steam

"

558,716

""

378,833 8,202,549

807,833 Wines and Liquors

515,343

367,767 Wool and Manufactures of... 11,754,136 Sundries

"1

7,982,882

"

2,328,428

Hair, Horns, Ivory, Skin, &c.

1,808,068

11

Kerosine Oil

5,135,332

Yen 117,481,955

The total Shipping, including junks, from and to Foreign countries, for the year 1894 was-

Steamers

Sailing Vessels......

Entered

1,788

Tonnage 2,539,951

Cleared 1,504

Tonnage Total Tonuage

729

149,830

768

2,090,380 147,017

3,292 1,497

4,630,331

296,847

2,237,397 4,789

4,927,178

2,517 2,689,781 2,272

Of which 794 steamers and 215 sailing vessels entered, and 36 steamers and 123 sailing vessels cleared in ballast. 1,223 steamers of 2,084,712 tons and 21 sailing vessels of 33,756 tons entered, and 1,439 steamers of 2,404,567 tons and 24 sailing vessels of 35,622 tons cleared in the coast trade between the open ports. Of this tonnage employed coastwise 61 per cent. was under the British flag and 19 per cent. Japanese vessels employed in foreign trade. The merchant vessels entered from Foreign countries in, 1894 were divided among the different nationalities as under :---

Britis' German

Japanese (excluding Junks)

United States of America

Russian

Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage ..850 1,539,900

124

74,212

974

1,614,112

....370

336,361

6

7,139

376

3-13,500

...319

277,385

61

10,052

380

287,437

32

83,350

81

48,380

113

131,730

60

92,202

3

220

63

92,122

Norwegian

95 89.437

95

89,437

Austrian

22

56,760

22

56,760

French

26

54,722

26

54,722

Other Countries

1.1

9,834

6

345

20

10,179

1,788 2,539,951

281

140,348 2,069 2,680,299

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